Houston's player Chris Paul does not plan to make any compromises and will only seek the maximum when negotiating a new contract with the Rockets. The 33-year-old playmaker arrived in Texas before the start of this season, and his presence was instantly felt alongside James Harden in the Guard Couple, the missiles reached the final of the conference, where they lost to the Golden State in 7 games. ESPN reports that Paul will only agree to stay in the Rockets if he gets the most cost-effective proposal. Season 2017/2018 is the last of his current contract and the fixed salary is almost $ 25 million. The new deal the CP3 will pursue will be five-year and worth a total of $ 205 million, with its salary for the first season at $ 35.4 million, for the second one to collect $ 38.2 million, and for each of the remaining three amounts will exceed $ 40 million per year.
In the regular season, Paul played 58 Houston games predicted by basketball livescore with average score of 18.6 points, 7.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 balls removed. In the playoffs he scored 21 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists, but missed the most important matches of his team because of the injury.
